Anti-cancer activity of adamantane derivatives
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of California
InventorAndrew Sharabi
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Provided herein are methods for treating cancer comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an adamantane derivative, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, such as rimantadine or amantadine. In some embodiments, the adamantane derivative is PEGylated.
Claims17
A method of treating a head and neck squamous cell carcinoma in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of rimantadine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
A method of treating a head and neck squamous cell carcinoma in a subject, the method comprising:
- contacting a cell of said head and neck squamous cell carcinoma in the subject, said cell comprising an HPV E5 protein, with
- a therapeutically effective amount of rimantadine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.